Marla Bradeen

Welcome to Cherry Hills, small town and . . . criminal hideout? It's a typical Monday workday for Kat Harper--until the police storm into her office building and arrest a new employee for a...

Can Kat Harper solve this case without getting burned? Kat Harper's morning walk is cut short when a nearby house goes up in flames. The traumatic incident leaves the Jefferson family homeless and...

Therapy can kill. It's Thanksgiving, and Kat Harper's glamorous mother Maybelle is back in Cherry Hills, Washington. But her return isn't the joyous holiday reunion Kat had hoped for, not when...

Small towns hide the biggest secrets. What should have been a night for celebration takes a criminal turn when a Cherry Hills town council vote doesn't go the way Kat Harper expected. It doesn't take...

A holiday Grinch is out to steal Christmas from the animals. The Furry Friends Foster Families December Donation Drive is in full swing when Kat Harper and her friend Imogene Little receive a...

You're never too old to be murdered . . . An unexpected floral delivery sparks panic when Kat Harper spies lilies within the mix. She's well aware that lilies kill cats, but she never dreams her...

Santa knows when he's been naughty . . . Imogene Little doesn't expect to be held at gunpoint during a routine bank visit, but that's exactly what happens when an opportunistic robber dressed as...

New year, new attempted murder. Imogene Little thinks nothing of organizing a New Year's gathering between a few neighbors on the eve of the millennium. But when Josh Barnaby ends up deathly ill,...

Blizzards and bodies . . . The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend starts off poorly for Imogene Little when a blizzard whips through her small town of Cherry Hills, Washington. But the weather...

Fundraising can be fatal. January's Furry Friends Foster Families animal rescue fundraiser turns deadly when the guest of honor ends up murdered. Now it's up to amateur detective Kat Harper to...

Santa isn't the only one making deliveries this Christmas . . . Kat Harper's holiday visit with her long-lost mother turns out to be nothing like the happy family reunion she envisioned. Maybelle...

Sometimes murder is the only way to clean up the neighborhood. Kat Harper's leisurely Sunday afternoon at her police detective boyfriend Andrew's house comes to an abrupt halt when a stray cat leads...

Southern charm meets small-town crime. Amateur detective Kat Harper doesn't expect to be thrust into another murder investigation while car shopping with her friend and fellow animal rescue advocate...

Tragic accident . . . or murder? Kat Harper's visit to Jessie's Diner ends abruptly when the man at the next table drops dead. She soon discovers the victim is none other than Aaron Moskowitz, a...

When the dead man's float isn't for survival . . . Kat Harper's morning workout takes a sinister turn when she discovers the lifeless body of Ellie Higgins in the gym pool. All evidence points to...

Shh! Murder in progress. The Cherry Hills Library becomes the center of controversy when a cat moves in to keep the building's mouse problem at bay. But much to everyone's surprise, Pepe the former...

Getting older is murder. Cherry Hills Police Chief Kenny wants nothing more than to celebrate his 55th birthday with a thick, juicy steak. Alas, that dream is shattered when his friend and animal...

The Festive Mayhem mystery and crime fiction anthology is back for another year! In this fourth edition, thirteen crime writers of color have teamed up to offer you a baker's dozen of brand-new short...

What happens when big trouble comes to a small town? Cherry Hills resident Kat Harper doesn't expect her first meeting with the Furry Friends Foster Families animal rescue to kick off with the...

First days can be killer. Kat Harper's first day at her new job doesn't go as planned when a runaway cat leads her to a dead body outside of her office building. Things only get worse when Sadie...

Halloween has arrived in Cherry Hills, Washington--the worst time of the year for a black cat to disappear. Coming home to discover a beloved fur baby has gone missing is every pet parent's worst...

When death imitates art . . . Cherry Hills resident Kat Harper finds herself embroiled in another murder investigation when a local artist is run down in the street. There's no question this was a...

Murder takes an explosive turn . . . Fourth of July weekend turns deadly in Cherry Hills, Washington, when Kat Harper and her police detective boyfriend hear a gunshot in the midst of the...

Murder is on the menu. Kat Harper attends a dinner party to remember when one of the guests turns up dead mere days later. His death is deemed a homicide by poisoning, and it quickly becomes clear...

Single mom Betsy Holmes gets more drama than she bargained for when her mother Claudia drops a bomb that rocks her to the core: Betsy's father wasn't alone the night of his fatal car crash three...

This missing persons case hits incredibly close to home. Kat Harper fears the worst when her friend and neighbor Janice Moseley goes missing. Worse yet, Janice's beloved Irish setter Bubbles is...

Meet Kat Harper, small-town girl turned amateur sleuth. Can she solve the mystery of her animal-loving neighbor's murder without getting killed herself? Kat hasn't been back in her childhood...

Tiffany Swanson doesn't want to solve murders, she just wants to play poker. But when she sees a crime scene through the eyes of one of her opponents, she finds herself all-in to catch a killer. ...

One dead body, one interrupted marriage proposal, and too many suspects to count. On the night of her engagement, Rae Lynn Dobbs stumbles across a dead body on the beach of White Sands, Florida. Not...

When the past and the present collide . . . Kat Harper doesn't anticipate being dragged into an unsolved cold case when a friend asks her to meet with a difficult student. Now the more Kat learns...